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The surprising show that was going to replace The Project before executives panicked and pushed out 10 News+ - and why the 'rushed' current affairs show is tipped to not last long
The Project replacement 10 News+ launched to a whimper last Monday, with a measly 291,000 Australians tuning in for the much-hyped news program.
Network 10 announced The Project had been officially axed after 16 years last month, and in a surprising one-eighty, replaced the peppy infotainment series with a traditional hard news bulletin. Top Ten executives were reportedly torn over which direction to take the primetime 6-7pm time slot, with some pushing for a stripped, five-nights-a-week version of The Cheap Seats instead. With high-priced contracts for hosts Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris and Hamish Macdonal d axed and no plans to resurrect more familiar faces, Network Ten is said to be scrambling for younger, fresher talent.
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